Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Restricted Cash

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Restricted Cash
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Restricted Cash [Abstract]  
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company is required to maintain certain cash balances with counterparties for broker activity and collateral for the Company's repurchase agreements in non-interest bearing accounts.
The following table presents the Company's restricted cash balances:

(in thousands)
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
Restricted cash balances held by:
 
 
 
Broker counterparties for securities trading activity
$
9,000

 
$
9,000

Broker counterparties for derivatives trading activity
71,220

 
1,914

Repurchase counterparties as restricted collateral
84,056

 
11,634

Total
$
164,276

 
$
22,548